Mozart’s Mass in C minor, or Great Mass, is among his most cherished choral works — and rightfully so. Though unfinished, it is majestic in scope, intense in expression, and full of structural surprises. It balances reverence with drama, echoing the voices of Bach and Handel, while offering moments of deep intimacy, especially in the soprano arias Mozart wrote for his wife Constanze.

In contrast, Beethoven’s Fifth resounds — music so deeply embedded in our collective memory that a single motif suffices. Two masterpieces in C minor, each with a distinct voice, each a powerful expression of the human emotional landscape.